Best Film In a Horror Series

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Thought this would be a fun topic with the seemingly wide array of Horror fans here. Of the following Horror series with at least three films or more, which is your single favorite entry in each? Cut and paste the list and fill it with your choice of your single favorite film per series. Add some more series if you'd like, for now I listed some of the major ones. Just be sure it's three movies or more, no two movies only ones (ie. House Of 1, 000 Corpses/The Devil's Rejects, Laid To Rest 1 and 2, etc.) and any series that has a remake, prequel, crossover, etc. those count.

Romero's Living Dead - Day Of The Dead (1985)
Return Of The Living Dead - Part II
Maniac Cop - Maniac Cop 2
Puppet Master - Puppet Master 4
Poltergeist - Poltergeist II
Leprechaun - Original
I Know What You Did Last Summer -Original
Jaws - Original
Tremors - Original
Blade - Still undecided between the original or Blade II

I'm sure a few of my choices are controversial and are bound to raise eyebrows, like Predator 2, Poltergeist II and ROTLD2. Not to say I didn't like the originals because I do, I just simply enjoyed the subsequent sequel more though I'm well-aware some of my choices are unpopular (I'm sure me preferring the TCM remake is also controversial). Should be fun to see the varied responses this'll get.

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Friday The 13th = Jason X (in outer space, all that was missing were some Nazis)Halloween = the first by John CarpenterA Nightmare On Elm Street = the originalSawScream = the first since Drew gets itPhantasmEvil DeadAlien = Aliens Predator = the firstChild's Play = noneHellraiserThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre = the firstInsidiousFinal DestinationParanormal Activity

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After their newest installments this Summer, The Conjuring 2 and The Purge: Election Year were both worthy additions to their series. The Conjuring 2 is the best of the trilogy but with The Purge I still like Anarchy the best.

It's been too long since I've seen the Scream, Child's Play, Puppet Master, I Know What You Did Last Summer & Blade movies, so I can't really remember all of them well enough for me to accurately decide. And the other franchises you mentioned I've either only seen 1 or 2 films in the series or haven't seen any at all.

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Yeah, true. I think Dawn of the Dead's Ken Foree being in it was part of the reason it became my favorite when I first saw it years ago, but I wouldn't disagree that the original is the best of the franchise and it certainly was the most influential/impactful. Anyway, I'ld imagine that somewhere out there there's someone who considers Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation as their favorite of the franchise!

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"The Omen" - the original film - the sequels, "The Omen II" and "The Omen III" weren't as good as the original, unfortunately - the problem, I think, is that the boy grew progressively OLDER.

It has more to do with the casting of Damien as her grew up- the original kid was both sweet and creepy- but he simply reacted to the evil event about him- the teenage Damien in 'The Omen II" was ok but by the third film neither the adult Damien or the film were any good- not even the deaths are imaginative

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It has more to do with the casting of Damien as her grew up- the original kid was both sweet and creepy- but he simply reacted to the evil event about him- the teenage Damien in 'The Omen II" was ok but by the third film neither the adult Damien or the film were any good- not even the deaths are imaginative

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I saw Alien: Covenant yesterday and quite enjoyed it and it's certainly the best entry the series had had in a long time, but I still think Aliens is the best and always will be. Though I'm sure some would say the original.

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I saw Alien: Covenant yesterday and quite enjoyed it and it's certainly the best entry the series had had in a long time, but I still think Aliens is the best and always will be. Though I'm sure some would say the original.